Tab is short for tablature, a notational system used to give detailed information as to where notes should be played on the fretboard. Tab appears underneath conventional music notation as six ...

Guitar Pro's closest guitar-specific competitor is the freeware Power Tabs, which was last updated in 2000. Power Tabs lacks the RSE engine and sounds weak even for a MIDI-based program.

The $3 Ultimate Guitar Tabs app connects to this online database to view and play along to tablature on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad (though the app hasn’t been optimized for Apple’s tablet).